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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Jul 27;124(2):555–562. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2857

TABLE 3.

Multivariable Adjusteda Regression Estimates (95% CI) for Associations of Each Type of Child Care From Birth to 6 Months of Age, per Increment of 10 Hours per Week, and Adiposity at 1 and 3 Years of Age

Model 1a 1-y WFL z Score
 3-y BMI z Score
Estimate (95% CI) P Estimate (95% CI) P
Child care center 0.03 (−0.08 to 0.14) .62 0.04 (−0.08 to 0.16) .51
Own home by nonparent 0.02 (−0.09 to 0.13) .73 0.03 (−0.08 to 0.15) .56
Someone else’s home 0.11 (0.01 to 0.20) .02 0.12 (0.02 to 0.21) .02
a

Adjusted for child age, race, gender, maternal smoking during pregnancy, parity, prepregnancy BMI, paternal BMI, and household income.